MENA Region Overview: Focus on WASH Initiatives and Challenges

This update covers various aspects related to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) initiatives in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, highlighting the efforts, challenges, and future plans of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Topics include operational plans, regional meetings, pilot projects in Syria, challenges in Iraq, and expansion plans outside the Syria crisis. The focus is on supporting National Societies, disaster management, coordination, and capacity building efforts in the WASH sector.

• MENA Region
• WASH
• IFRC
• Disaster Management
• Capacity Building

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1. MENA Region Overview WASH in the Middle East & North Africa Update March 2017

2. MENA Region Overview WASH in the MENA Region: the last year WASH & Health How can IFRC best support NSs? What is our value-add? How do we manage disasters / use our global tools? How do we coordinate?

3. MENA Region Overview 2017 Operational Plan Key Themes Develop technical guidance materials for WASH equipment & best practice in Arabic Develop PMER capacity of NS Convene MENA regional Red Cross Red Crescent Movement WASH technical and coordination meetings Simulation / RDRT / DMAG / capacity trainings

4. MENA Region Overview SMCC Syria Pilot

5. MENA Region Overview SMCC Iraq: an emerging case Huge needs, huge challenges Closure of IFRC country office Working behind the scenes Lateral thinking RE: global tools Strong support from PNSs Growing relationship with ICRC

6. MENA Region Overview MENA Regional WASH meeting: March 2017 Day 1: Current context o Health & WASH o NS updates o Challenges / successes / gaps Day 2: The way forward Formalise engagement o

7. MENA Region Overview Q3 Review + 2018 Expansion outside Syria Crisis Strengthening SMCC Planned country-level activities NSs better equipped in Arabic

8. Photo: SARC | Noor Hazouri Peter McArdle | +961 7025 8225 | peter.mcardle@ifrc.org